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As is almost always the case with aircraft models, construction begins with the cockpit. Wolfpack did a nice job with the ejection seats in 1:72 scale, giving them a ton more detail than I had with the last project, the Japanese Fuji jet trainer kits. The seats consisted of four parts each and should pop after painting and detailing. The cockpit tub has raised details z as is the kit supplies decals for the consoles and side panels. They even provide decals for the seats, Decals are by Cartograf. Good quality.
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With the basic turret assembled and gun barrel halves joined, will give the entire model a black primer surfacer before doing some preshading. Will install the more delicate pieces after priming and preshading. Will also fill and sand the barrel join lines before priming. The kit provides two sets of blast bags, giving the modeler the option of displaying the barrels in a raised or lowered position.
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I use Mr Surfacer 500 as a filler around the range finder to turret join. Applied with a tooth pick, I smooth it out with a paint brush wetted with lacquer thinner before it sets up.
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Turret assembly goes together quickly. Will build entire turret and leave off the smallest pieces such as the rail stanchions as they may get knocked off during the turret painting/detailing/weathering phases.
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With a low parts count and simple construction, this will mostly be an exercise in painting and detailing. A short term project, but in 1:72 scale, one that’s large enough to make a nice display piece when it’s all done.
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Thanks EG! White is a hit or miss paint job. Very unforgiving.
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Thanks OC. It was a quick, fun little diversion from more complex models.
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Completed. Final photos. Thanks for the likes, comments, and for following along. It’s been fun!
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I don’t remember Champ. We’re those railroad items? I know Walthers was railroad. That’s where I learned about it, from my railroad modeler friends.
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F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale
CDW replied to Egilman's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Man, that looks good. Very very good! You hang in there and take care of yourself first. We are all pulling for you EG. -
With all the decals that have been placed, many remain as can be evidenced by the decal sheet pieces behind the planes. As I stated before, more than anything else, this little project will be primarily an exercise in decal placement.
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Decal work in progress. One thing that can be frustrating are the way decals behave from one manufacturer to another. Totally different. Some decals will require a mild solvent to help them settle into place, or none at all. Some will require a strong solvent or something in between. There is even inconsistency in the same kit brand from one kit to another. All this demands a varied selection of decal solvents on hand and experimentation to see which one is required. From experience, I can tell you it’s similar to carpentry, you can cut more off but you can’t add on. So it’s best to start with a milder solvent solution first then move on to a stronger one if needed. But don’t count on that same solution working for the next model. Each decal sheet seem to have their own characteristics. This one required the strongest solvent in my inventory, the Walthers Solvaset. My last model, the Airfix kit, worked just fine with Tamiya Markfit strong. Solvaset can damage some decals beyond salvage, so like I said before, start with a mild solution first then work your way up to a stronger one if needed.
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You’re not late, but right on time!
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Thanks Ken. This one is definitely stretched.
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Hey, you’re welcome here anytime, even without the snacks. Thanks Lou
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Thanks EG. I guess the Japanese needed to exercise their engineering skills after a long hiatus, but they sure do look a lot like Sabres to me. Maybe there are subtle differences in angles of incident, centers of gravity, things like that, which would be hard to detect with the naked eye. The history I read remarked on their good stability for pilots in training, so maybe they concentrated their efforts to make the Sabre design more pilot-in-training suitable. They stayed in service a long time.
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Both models have silver external fuel tanks but various trim colors. Intentions are to finish the pair as per these callouts:
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